“Chip Away at Cancer” Basketball Banquet

FEBRUARY 2016
The Staff of Pine Forest UMC
Pastor: Dr. Andy Blackmon
Administrator: John McBride
Secretary: Nikki Childress
Worship Leader: Jacob Hall
Choir Director: Paul Morrell
Co-Youth Directors: Erin McClellan &
Clint Entinger
Children’s Director: Cheri Schofield
Pianist: Janet West
Maintenance: Don Pierce & Pete Wright
Custodian: David Johnson
Nursery : Donna Ard , Kay Carmack
Mission Statement
Our purpose is to magnify the Lord our God
by bringing people to Jesus and into
membership within His family, nurturing
them to a Christ-like maturity, and
equipping them for their ministry in the
church and for their mission in the world.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Andy Blackmon
Administrator
Secretary
Website
Office Phone
Office Hours
“Chip Away at Cancer”
February 21st & 28th
pick up your Pringles can to help
chip away at cancer.
Enjoy the Pringles and bring back
your change in the can to help chip
away at cancer.
Thanks, Pete Wright
pastor@pineforestumc.org
john@pineforestumc.org
office@pineforestumc.org
www.pineforestumc.org
(850)944-0170
Monday-Thursday
8:30-2:30
Basketball Banquet
Saturday February 6th
5-7pm
FLC
If you’d like to help out with this
wonderful outreach ministry
please contact Matt Taylor or
Rick White for more information.
ANNIVERSARIES
02/04 Andrew & Sara Blackmon
21 Years
BIRTHDAY’S
02/13 Tim & Cami Dozier
8 Years
02/14 Bill & Faye Taylor
63 Years
02/02 Brittany Patel
02/18 Karen Smith
02/14 Jim & Barbara Rockwell
19 Years
02/04 Jennifer Molvik
02/21 Jim Hall
02/17 Charles & Mary Andrews
69 Years
02/04 Shellie Gruenwald
02/21 Chris Schofield
02/20 Bob & Lou Duff
62 Years
02/08 Cheryl Voight
02/22 Katelyn Bailey
02/08 Rachel Howlett
02/25 Jennifer Thorne
02/11 Mary Andrews
02/26 Nora O’Neal
02/12 Cindy Renfroe
02/27 James Rockwell
02/12 Cameron Dozier
02/28 Elizabeth Hood
02/13 Jetta Witt
If you have a Birthday or Anniversary in the month of February and your
name is not listed, please contact the church office
@ 944-0170. Please help us keep our records up to date!
Thanks,
Nikki, Church Secretary
Scripture Readers
March-May 2016 Schedule
9:00 Service
Mar 6
Mar 13
Mar 20
Mar 27
April 3
April 10
April 17
April 24
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
George Norsworthy
Rick White
Mary Ann Morrell
Trudy Youngs
Clint Entinger
George Norsworthy
Trudy Youngs
Rick White
Clint Entinger
Mary Ann Morrell
George Norsworthy
Trudy Youngs
Rick White
11:00 Service
Mar 6
Mar 13
Mar 20
Mar 27
April 3
April 10
April 17
April 24
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 29
Olivia Brill
Betty Bratcher
Mary Ann Morrell
Jim Witt
Marcia Nowlin
Roberta Loy
John McBride
Margie Shelton
Chuck Krieger
Ralph McCullers
Grits Skilbeck
Pam Lord
Kathy McBride
Thank you to everyone who continues to volunteer in this ministry.
Membership News:
‘Directory Lists’ are available in the church office.
This is a basic directory,
Name, Address and Phone only.
If your information has changed, please let me know
Thanks, Nikki
Prayer Concerns
Send prayers concerns to:
office@pineforestumc.org or
Call (850) 944-0170
David Platteter
Jackie Davis
Erin McClellan
Cassie Griffin
Glenda Dozier (Tim’s mom)
Bonnie Morris
Jeri Shaffer
John Emmert
Shelba Pollic
Cheryl Voight
The Mission’s Edition
As we begin the Lenten season, Pine Forest will be focusing on the renewing of
our Faith Promises to God and the missional opportunities of our church. Lent is
the perfect time to reflect on the type of fasting that God has called us to do. It is
a fast that shares God’s love with those who are oppressed, poor, hungry, and
shelter less. He entreats us to not turn away.
Beginning Feb. 21st through March 13th, a “Missions Minute” during each service
will share just what this type of fast looks like and how God is being glorified
through you. As we rise to meet these amazing challenges be renewed and
encouraged by God’s amazing promise to each of us through the prophet Isaiah.
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
To loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke,
To set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with
shelter
When you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own
flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn and your healing will quickly appear;
Then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be
your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
You will cry for help, and he will say:
Here I am.”
Additional Mission’s Opportunities
Daughters of the King a new women’s fellowship/devotion group, will meet
on the second Tuesday, February 9th at 6:30PM. We will meet at Kathy
McBride’s house,
4613 Pebble Creek Drive.
All women ages 18-108 are welcome!
Our congregation will be providing sweet treats to the Beulah Elementary
School Staff on February 15th. The congregation is encouraged to drop off
cookies, bar cookies, trail mix, sweet breads or candy in the kitchen on
February 14th. Items need to be on disposable trays ready for delivery.
Thank you, Missions Committee
The Pastor’s Corner
2016 is fully underway and I am excited about everything that is going on at Pine
Forest. God is moving and our church family is responding in amazing ways. In January
several great things have started, our new online giving option is up and running. I am
pleased to say that several people have starting using this service to give their tithes and
offerings. I believe this will be a great tool in a digital age to help people respond faithfully
and generously to God’s mission. I would like to make one recommendation to those of
you who are using online giving, although we accept credit and debit cards, using the
check option (ACH) incurs significantly lower processing fees.
Also this month we have started a new Sunday School class that starts after the
9:00am service in room 202. We have many different Sunday school classes available
and I am sure that we can find a fit for you and your family. I encourage everyone to get
involved in Sunday School and let the Word of God take deep root in our hearts.
You may have noticed a change going on in the vestibule. The room behind the
sound booth is in the process of becoming a hospitality room, where visitors and
members alike will be greeted warmly and find all the information they need to connect at
Pine Forest. This will be a great volunteer opportunity, so if you are looking for a way to
take part, this could be for you.
On February 6th we will be hosting a children’s basketball banquet to celebrate this
year’s program. Mat Taylor continues to outdo himself in this ministry. He has 110
children in this ministry and at the banquet we will have the opportunity to welcome and
share the love of Jesus with them and their families. This is a great outreach opportunity
and I encourage as many people as are able to volunteer to come out and be a smiling
face, a warm handshake and a servant heart.
Finally, I would like to mention an ongoing ministry that needs your help. Every
Wednesday night we have a fellowship meal together and we break bread and talk and
laugh around the tables before going on to all the other activities for the night. We are
thankful to Jennifer Thorne and her kitchen crew for planning and preparing these meals
for us. This is a valuable ministry to our church that uplifts and builds up our
congregational family. Each month we ask for volunteers to help clean up after the meal
so that those who prepare it are not also those who have to clean afterwards. This is
important so that those who are serving us also have the opportunity to take part in Bible
studies and other discipleship activities on Wednesday nights. Please consider signing up
on the calendar to help in this great ministry and to make sure that we are serving those
who serve us.
I can’t wait to see what February will hold for us as God continues to pour out His
Spirit and open doors for ministry. By God’s grace and power, together we will change our
community, our city and our world.
God Bless,
Andy
From the Prayer Closet Who are you believing God for?
But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion,
and ran, and fell on his neck and kissed him. Luke 15:20
How much love do you have for sinners? Think about it. All too often, we get saved and
get our lives cleaned up a bit, and then we lose our compassion for those who are still
lost. We look at those on the street corner and turn up our spiritual noses. But if we
ever truly understood the heart of our Heavenly Father, we would never do that
again. Jesus told a story that can give us a glimpse of the Father's heart.
It is the story of the prodigal son. You have heard it many times, how the son rebelled
and dishonored his father, and how the father, in spite of it all, received him home with
joy when he repented. But there’s one phrase in it we should draw our attention to. It
says, “But when the prodigal son was yet a great way off, his father saw him.” That
phrase gives such a moving glimpse of the heart of that loving father. It tells us that
even before the boy had repented, even during those long days when he was up to his
eyebrows in sin, that father was watching for him, longing for him to come home. Every
morning he scanned the horizon, hoping to see the silhouette of his returning son. And
the last thing every night, he would look again, straining his eyes in hope. His son was
constantly on his mind, and his heart was always full of love for him. The kind of gutwrenching love that, on the day his son came home, drove his father to run to him and
kiss him.
That is the kind of heart our Heavenly Father has for those who are lost. It is the kind of
heart he had for you while you were still wandering in the world. It is the kind of heart
that embraced you with open arms even when you were still covered with the grime of
sin. There is a whole world full of weary people out there who haven’t yet found that
embrace. They are more than just “sinners,” they are our potential brothers and sisters..........lost ones in desperate need of a loving Heavenly Father. God forbid that we
should ever turn up our noses at them. May He help us instead to start bringing them
home!!! ................. From Faith to Faith, Kenneth Copeland
Who are you believing God for?
Keep believing, trusting and calling forth salvation to those who are lost!
Our Prayer Card Ministry is going well. If you would like a card sent to your friend or
loved one on the prayer chain, include an address with your prayer request or email to
Jackie Davis jackiedavis6074@gmail.com.
Your Prayer Committee,
(Dave Johnson, Kathy McBride, Penny Hansen, Carolyn Garcia, Karen Hall, Jackie Davis, Janet Butler)
Relay for Life April 30, 2016
Survivors Registration
Opening Ceremony
11:15AM-12:00PM
12:00PM
Survivors Lap
12:15PM
Caregivers Lap
12:15PM
Survivors Lunch & Program
Survivors Bingo
Luminaria Ceremony
12:30-1:30PM
1:30PM
7:45PM
Closing Ceremony
8:15PM
The opening ceremony brings everyone together for a high-energy event kickoff that celebrates the lives of
those who have battled cancer and reminds us all that while we are winning this battle, fighting cancer is a
year-round priority.
Cancer survivors take the first lap around the track. Cheered on my the other participants and the sound of
upbeat music, the Survivors Lap lets all cancer survivors at the event celebrate their victory over cancer.
During the Caregivers Lap, anyone who ever cared for someone with cancer walks a special lap so they can
be honored. Caregivers can walk this lap with the person they helped if they are also present.
At the candlelight Luminaria Ceremony we remember loved ones lost to cancer, support people who currently have cancer, and honor people who fought cancer in the past. It’s a powerful part of the event because it
provides an opportunity for people to work through grief and find hope.
The Closing Ceremony celebrates what we all just accomplished together. It’s also a time to remember the
lives of those lost, and to commit to continuing the fight against this disease over the next year.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life movement symbolizes hope and our shared
goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of so many people we love. If cancer has
touched your life, participating in a Relay For Life event is a way to take action and help
finish the fight. This is your opportunity to honor cancer survivors, remember those you
have lost, and raise funds and awareness to fight back and help end cancer forever.
Calendar Weekly Events
Sunday
9:00AM
9:30AM
9:45AM
11:00AM
Contemporary Worship
Fellowship
Sunday School
Traditional worship
Monday
10:00AM
Prayer Shawl Ministry (FH)
Tuesday
8:00AM
9:00AM
5:00-8:00
7:00PM
Walk the Walk (FLC)
T.O.P.S Weigh In (Bldg 2)
Children’s Basketball
Boy Scouts (Scout Hut)
Wednesday
5:30PM
6:00-6:50PM
6:00-7:00PM
6:00-7:30PM
6:00-7:00PM
7:00-7:30PM
7:00-8:00PM
Fellowship Dinner
Handbell Practice
Children/Youth
Prayer Group (Chapel)
Bible Study
Worship/Doxology, Youth
Chancel Choir
Thursday
8:00AM
Walk the Walk (FLC)
Calendar Monthly Events
1st Sunday
UMM Breakfast (FH) 8:00 AM
2nd Monday
Alzheimer’s Support Group 2:30PM (Bldg 2)
3rd Tuesday
Friendship Circle 10:00AM (FH)
2nd Thursday
4-H Meeting 5:30-9:00PM Room 209
Last Sunday of each Month
Richard’s Memorial Dinner Outreach
Meet at Richard’s at 3:30PM
20th of each month
Deadline for newsletter articles
to be in church office.